Freedom Racing

14/01/2026

After 54 hrs and 48 minutes, Tom finished the Challenger North just after midnight last night, and in 5th place!

The conditions were hard, with snow and lots of ice on higher ground but also the weather probably turned out worse than the forecast, with quite a lot of rain over the first night and on and off a lot on the 2nd day. Luckily the last day was mostly dry and a nice night to be up on the Cheviot Hills with sky full of stars.

The run wasn’t without issues, and Tom was more-than-half expecting to drop at Dufton (50 miles) as the top of his quads had tightened up so much, plus he bent his left knee back the wrong way about 20 miles in, then again at 40 miles, making a slow section from CP1 - CP 1.5 at Dufton of walking it all. Luckily some rest and gentle stretches helped settle it for a good while, and he ran better again from there.

A MASSIVE thankyou to everyone that messaged via the tracking and individually - it’s such a massive boost and lovely to have contact with friends during! 🙏😍🙏

Oh, and to whoever thought it would be a good idea that on the nav screen on your Suunto it counts DOWN the miles remaining - WHAT WERE YOU THINKING ?! 🤷🏼‍♂️🤣

14/01/2026

Here’s a throwback to KVK 2024, when the boys came and took the 123. Hell of a day that was.

Entries are open for this year’s leg day ⛰️

09/01/2026

This Sunday at 6pm, RD Tom is setting off on the Challenger North.
From Hardraw in the Yorkshire Dales to Kirk Yetholm in Scotland, for 160 miles along the Pennine Way.
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These photos are from some action over the last few months of runs in prep for the race, on the Pennine Way and in the Lakes. (Biggest mileage week was 85 over the 5 Trails wknd and joint longest run was Hurtwood 50k route check! 🤣🤦‍♂️)
Tom is race number is 589 and there are trackers here;
https://live.opentracking.co.uk/spinechallnorth26/

07/01/2026

You’ve got three months to build those quads… in order to utterly destroy them.

Signed up yet?



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03/01/2026

Next month, you could be joining us for the North Downs Ridge 50km 🔥

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24/12/2025

A very Merry Christmas to all you Trail-fans from us! Hope you like these Christmassy pix of a brilliant trip up to the last winter - go and see them! 😍🦌
And remember kids, go BIG at Xmas and make it count - we’ll be doing a good few miles tomorrow and then eating A LOT!

21/12/2025

Christmas has come early HILL FANS!
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Later than we’d hoped, but the KvK is OUT!
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What a perfect day to launch, when we’re all starting to think of and build towards longer, sunnier days and with some that even have +/- 1000m elevation all in a beautiful 15 mile route on 12th April!
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Buckle up Cornwall and DON’T SKIP LEG DAY
😎😎😎uk

15/12/2025

The North Downs Ridge 50km is a fast flowing race in the surrey hills, heading out from Denbies Wine Estate, taking in the incredible St Martha’s Church & Norbury park. Come and join us in February for a great day out on the trails. Suitable for those looking for a fast race or for their first ultra… and anyone in between really!

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14/12/2025

One week on from Mudwood, how’s the legs? 😆

If you want more, and of course you do, we’ve got the North Downs Ridge 50km next on February 22nd.

09/12/2025

Who had fun in the woods on Sunday? This guy did 🛩️

08/12/2025

We hope you've all just about dried out and managed to scrub off the mud from yesterday's Hurtwood 50k race! You'll likely have spotted our photographers at various points along the route, No Limits Photography was filming for us as well as capturing some photos as they went. You'll find a selection of their highlights photos by following the link below:

Hurtwood 50KPhoto Album

Photo collection by No Limits Photography

30/10/2025

Hurtwood… 50 kilometers of this stuff 🤌

You know you want to.

7.12.25

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